March 28, 2023

NRL Predictions for Round 5

Team Ratings for Round 5

The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Panthers 11.26 12.99 -1.70
Rabbitohs 8.42 9.35 -0.90
Storm 7.57 11.21 -3.60
Sharks 5.75 4.50 1.20
Roosters 5.64 7.64 -2.00
Eels 5.60 6.78 -1.20
Cowboys 2.82 6.23 -3.40
Raiders 0.79 1.98 -1.20
Broncos -1.68 -5.92 4.20
Sea Eagles -2.41 -5.26 2.80
Dragons -4.93 -2.73 -2.20
Titans -5.39 -6.32 0.90
Dolphins -7.11 -10.00 2.90
Bulldogs -7.60 -8.29 0.70
Warriors -8.36 -11.12 2.80
Knights -9.68 -9.53 -0.20
Wests Tigers -12.69 -13.52 0.80

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 32 matches played, 18 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 56.2%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Eels vs. Panthers Mar 23 17 – 16 -3.70 FALSE
2 Storm vs. Wests Tigers Mar 24 24 – 12 25.00 TRUE
3 Dolphins vs. Broncos Mar 24 12 – 18 -1.40 TRUE
4 Cowboys vs. Titans Mar 25 24 – 12 11.00 TRUE
5 Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles Mar 25 13 – 12 15.70 TRUE
6 Warriors vs. Bulldogs Mar 26 16 – 14 6.20 TRUE
7 Knights vs. Raiders Mar 26 24 – 14 -9.90 FALSE
8 Dragons vs. Sharks Mar 26 8 – 40 -4.60 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 5

Here are the predictions for Round 5. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Roosters vs. Eels Mar 30 Roosters 3.00
2 Raiders vs. Panthers Mar 31 Panthers -7.50
3 Rabbitohs vs. Storm Mar 31 Rabbitohs 3.90
4 Sea Eagles vs. Knights Apr 01 Sea Eagles 10.30
5 Dragons vs. Dolphins Apr 01 Dragons 5.20
6 Broncos vs. Wests Tigers Apr 01 Broncos 14.00
7 Sharks vs. Warriors Apr 02 Sharks 20.10
8 Bulldogs vs. Cowboys Apr 02 Cowboys -7.40

 

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David Scott obtained a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and then commenced his university teaching career at La Trobe University in 1972. He has taught at La Trobe University, the University of Sheffield, Bond University and Colorado State University, joining the University of Auckland, based at Tamaki Campus, in mid-1995. He has been Head of Department at La Trobe University, Acting Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) at Bond University, and Associate Director of the Centre for Quality Management and Data Analysis at Bond University with responsibility for Short Courses. He was Head of the Department of Statistics in 2000, and is a past President of the New Zealand Statistical Assocation. See all posts by David Scott »

Comments

  • avatar

    I really like your NRL performance ratings and predictions. They are almost 80% put correct.
    I follow your NRL performance ratings and prediction to make my bet.
    Please do email me your NRL predictions and performance ratings.

    1 year ago

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    Marcus Kipa

    I like your statistics and tips. This are guides to.bettings.

    1 year ago

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      I don’t recommend betting on sport. Betting companies have access to much more data and use far more sophisticated algorithms than the one I use for these predictions.

      1 year ago